Chemical Properties
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Chemical Properties
3-Ethylpyridine has tobacco taste and flavor.
Occurrence
Reported found in coffee, beer, whiskey, roasted chicken, tea, oatmeal, clams, shrimp and squid, cooked
chicken, dried bonito, krill, and Virginia tobacco.
Uses
3-Ethylpyridine was used to to identify the toxicants in cigarette smoke solutions and to determine their effective doses using
in vitro bioassays.
Definition
ChEBI: 3-Ethylpyridine is a member of pyridines.
Taste threshold values
Aroma characteristics at 1.0%: chemical, grainy, beany, musty and earthy, leafy tobacco-like with nutty
nuances of peanut and coffee, with raw potato nuances.
Synthesis Reference(s)
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 31, p. 4267, 1966
DOI: 10.1021/jo01350a524
General Description
3-Ethylpyridine is a constituent of cigarette smoke.
Biochem/physiol Actions
3-Ethylpyridine is degraded by Gordonia nitida sp. LE31T isolated from an industrial waste water.
